A clear guide to AI production
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Clear explanations of the language behind AI animation and video production, written for people making creative decisions.
20 terms
D
Digital double
Digital replica
A digital likeness of a real person used in a production. Its use should be agreed with that person, including where, how and for how long it may appear.
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Frame interpolation
AI slow motion
Creating new frames between existing video frames to make motion smoother or slow footage down. The added frames are predictions, so they need checking for visual errors.
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Generative AI
Gen AI
AI that creates new material, such as text, images, sound or video, in response to an input. The output still needs human selection and review.
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Generative fill
AI fill
Using AI to create image content inside a selected area, usually to add, remove or replace something while matching the surroundings.
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Hallucination
AI fabrication
An AI output that presents invented or incorrect information as if it were real. In a production, this might be a false claim in a script or a convincing-looking detail that was never in the approved source.
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Human in the loop
Human review
A workflow in which people review, guide or approve AI outputs at important points. It keeps creative and factual decisions with the production team.
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Hybrid production
AI-assisted production
A production approach that combines AI-generated material with techniques such as live action, traditional animation, CGI, motion graphics, compositing or conventional post-production.
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Image-to-image
I2I
Creating a new image using another image as a starting point or guide. It can change style, setting, composition or details while retaining selected characteristics of the source.
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Inference
Model inference
The stage when a trained AI model produces an output from a new input. In production, each generated image, voice clip or video is an inference run.
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Inpainting
AI image repair
Regenerating a selected part of an image while leaving the rest in place. It can repair mistakes or replace an element within a shot.
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Key visual
Campaign key visual
A principal campaign image that establishes the approved look or central creative idea. It can become an important reference when producing related shots, formats and campaign assets.
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Keyframe
Animation keyframe
A frame marking an important point in an animation or edit, such as a change in position, scale or appearance. Some AI video tools also use selected frames as visual guidance for a generated shot.
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Lip sync
AI lip-sync
Matching a speaker's mouth movement to recorded or generated speech. AI can help adapt that movement when dialogue changes or a video is dubbed.
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Localisation
Video localisation
Adapting a video for another market or language. This can involve translation, voice, on-screen text, cultural details and different delivery formats.
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LoRA
Low-rank adaptation
A compact way to adapt an existing AI model to a particular subject or style without retraining the whole model.
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Training opt-out
No-training setting, training exclusion
A provider setting or contractual commitment that submitted material will not be used to train or improve its general AI models. Its scope varies by service, account type and agreement, so the current terms should be checked.
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Treatment
Creative treatment
A document that explains the proposed creative approach before production begins. It may cover the story, visual direction, tone, characters, filmmaking style and examples of how the finished video could feel.
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Upscaling
Super-resolution
Increasing an image or video's resolution. AI tools may predict new detail, so the result needs checking rather than assuming it exactly matches the original.
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Video-to-video
V2V, video restyling
Using an existing video as a guide while AI changes its appearance. The original movement often remains the starting point.
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Voice cloning
AI voice replica
Creating a synthetic voice that resembles a particular person. It requires clear permission and careful limits on how the voice may be used.
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by Quint Boa, AI Video Executive & Producer